Please Have Some Self-Respect (Please Bookmark)

This was a Marriage Contract.

Seeing the words "Marriage Contract," Hun Xiu was stunned.

The Gu and Hun Clans were actually joining in marriage? To Hun Xiu, it was unbelievable, utterly bizarre.

After all, as far as he knew, the Gu and Hun Clans did not have a good relationship. A marriage alliance? It should have been practically impossible.

"Are you surprised?"

Seeing Hun Xiu tremble, Soul Emperor's eyes flashed with a trace of surprise as he spoke.

"Father, the Eight Ancient Clans are wary of one another, especially the Gu and Hun Clans. Our relationship has never been good, yet we are now forming a marriage alliance. It truly seems inconceivable to your son," Hun Xiu said respectfully after coming back to his senses.

Though he was young, as Soul Emperor's son, he still knew a fair amount about the Eight Ancient Clans.

Not to mention, he was a transmigrator.

A transmigrator familiar with the course of the future.

Soul Emperor nodded slightly, clearly agreeing with Hun Xiu's words. He said in a deep voice, "You are right. The Hun and Gu Clans do not have a good relationship, but on this continent, there are no eternal enemies. As long as the benefits are great enough, anything is possible."

"Oh."

Hun Xiu nodded as if he understood, though not quite.

"You have not finished reading the Marriage Contract, have you? Keep reading." Soul Emperor spoke in a low voice as he looked at Hun Xiu, who wore the expression of a little adult.

"Oh."

Hun Xiu picked up the Marriage Contract again and examined it carefully. Earlier, he had been drawn in by the words "Marriage Contract."

As for the contents of the contract, and whose marriage contract it was, Hun Xiu did not know.

His gaze slowly moved downward, and an uneasy feeling rose in his heart.

In the end, he finished reading it.

He froze where he stood as if struck by lightning. Even the Marriage Contract slipped from his hand and fluttered lightly to the ground.

He involuntarily staggered back several steps. His tender little face was filled with shock. Gradually coming back to himself, he looked at Soul Emperor and asked in a trembling voice, "Father, this... Marriage Contract is mine?"

Hun Xiu had already read the contents of the Marriage Contract. He had originally been curious about who was entering into a marriage alliance with the Gu Clan.

But he had never imagined that he himself would be the protagonist of this alliance.

Weren't only useless people sent into marriage alliances, their value to the family being squeezed out and put to use? In short, recycling trash.

But he was clearly so outstanding, such a genius.

Yet he was still being used in a marriage alliance, reduced to a chess piece.

Of course, being the male lead of this marriage alliance was not what surprised or shocked him. What truly shocked him was that the female lead was actually Gu Xun'er.

That made him very surprised, very delighted—no... it was more like a fright.

He, Hun Xiu, actually had a marriage contract with Gu Xun'er. With this Marriage Contract, what would Xiao Yan be in the future? A third party?

Or was he the third party?...

Soul Emperor had no idea that Hun Xiu was having such thoughts. With a gesture, the Marriage Contract on the ground flew into his hand.

He stored the Marriage Contract in his Storage Ring and said, "That's right. This Marriage Contract is yours."

Then his tone shifted. "What, are you happy? This is a child bride, a fiancée. When Father was young, I really wanted one, but I never got one."

Hun Xiu: "..."

Countless cries of fuck echoed through his mind, while tens of thousands of alpacas stampeded past.

You couldn't afford one when you were young, so now you're dumping one on me? Didn't you think to ask whether I wanted it?

And you're asking if I'm happy? On behalf of my mother, thank you.

I don't know whether I'm happy or not, but you really do seem very happy.

In Hun Xiu's eyes, he had sensed from the moment he entered that Soul Emperor was different from usual today.

He was happy.

Hun Xiu had originally not understood why Soul Emperor seemed different today. So it turned out that he was happy because he had found Hun Xiu a child bride.

She was not even his own. What was he so happy about? "Father, the Hun Clan and the Gu Clan have always been at odds. Why are we forming a marriage alliance this time? And... why are you having your son marry Gu Xun'er, Gu Yuan's daughter?" Hun Xiu asked, voicing the doubts in his heart.

Though he knew this was a transaction, having his fate arranged by someone else was truly unpleasant.

Gu Xun'er.

It would be a lie to say he did not desire that woman. After all, she was extremely beautiful.

But whenever he thought of her, he thought of Xiao Yan. Now that he had a Marriage Contract with Gu Xun'er—

He felt as though the thing on top of his head had already turned green. Love was a ray of light, green enough to make him panic.

He did not even know what to do. In his view, Gu Xun'er was either cuckolding him right now or on her way to cuckolding him. Just tell him, should he panic or not?

He was sitting at home, yet a green hat fell from the sky. And his cheap old man had personally put that hat on his head.

After putting it on, he even asked, "Happy?"

He... the frustration and grievance in his heart were things no one could possibly understand.

Soul Emperor said with a serious expression, "Xiu'er, since you are involved, and since you are also the future young master of the Hun Clan, there is no harm in telling you."

"This marriage alliance with the Gu Clan was something Father decided upon only after careful consideration."

Hun Xiu: Careful consideration? If the author hadn't secretly told me, I almost fucking believed you. You old bastard who was bought off with a piece of jade. Just wait until you get old. Soul Emperor: ...

Hun Xiu looked at Soul Emperor. "So, this is a transaction?"

He met his gaze directly, without the slightest fear in his eyes.

"That's right. This is a transaction." Soul Emperor looked directly at Hun Xiu and answered calmly.

Hun Xiu said, "What terms did the Gu Clan offer that could make Father sell me?"

Soul Emperor was somewhat surprised to hear this. The corners of his mouth curved upward as he thought, This child takes after me. He speaks so directly. Worthy of being my son.

Soul Emperor said, "Xiu'er, as my son, the things you have been exposed to since childhood have been different from those of ordinary people. So, you should know about the Tou She Ancient God Jade, right?"

"Hm?"

Upon hearing Soul Emperor's words, Hun Xiu's pupils shrank slightly. "That thing said in legend to be connected to the continent's last Dou Emperor?"

"That's right."

Soul Emperor nodded. "If the Gu and Hun Clans form a marriage alliance, the Gu Clan will offer up the Tou She Ancient God Jade. And Gu Yuan specifically asked for you. You know that the Tou She Ancient God Jade is very important to the Hun Clan."

"So, Xiu'er, you should understand. For the Hun Clan, we can obtain the Tou She Ancient God Jade without spending a single soldier. I have no reason to refuse."

"I understand."

Hun Xiu nodded, clearly accepting his fate.

Beneath his sleeves, his small fists clenched tightly as he murmured inwardly, Am I really still too weak? So weak that I do not even have the chance to control my own fate.

"Gu Xun'er, I hope you have some self-respect. You are someone with a fiancé now. If I find out that you have turned the thing on my head green, I will fucking wipe out your entire Gu Clan."